TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 A Heated Debate 5 CHAPTER 2 Life on the Move 9 CHAPTER 3 Ready for Battle 15 CHAPTER 4 Breaking into Politics 21 MAKING AN IMPACT Veterans Affairs 26 CHAPTER 5 Moving Up 29 CHAPTER 6 Success in the Senate 35 A DEEPER LOOK Poverty 40 CHAPTER 7 Looking Ahead 43 Focus on Tammy Duckworth 46 Glossary 47 To Learn More 48 Index 48
CHAPTER 1 A HEATED DEBATE In October 2016 Tammy Duckworth neared the end of her election campaign She was running to represent Illinois in the US Senate Duckworth had been a member of the US House of Representatives since 2013 Duckworth was running against incumbent Mark Kirk He was a Republican The Republican Party is one of two major US political parties This party tends to support conservative policies Tammy Duckworth speaks after becoming the Democratic nominee for US Senate in March 2016 5
